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The True History of Chocolate Sophie D. Coe and Michael D. Coe See book keywords and concepts

They retain their capacity to interbreed and give fertile hybrids, which they will not do with any other species of Theobroma.6 To jump ahead of our story for a moment, criollo and forastero, and their hybrids, provide the raw materials for the modern chocolate industry. Criollo is produced by a tree that is exceedingly finicky, produces fewer pods with fewer seeds in each pod, and is more susceptible to more diseases. Then why does anyone grow it?

101 Foods That Could Save Your Life! David W. Grotto, RD, LDN See book keywords and concepts

Blackberries are often used in hybrids such as boysenberry and loganberry. A Serving of Food Lore... The Evergreen blackberry was known to have grown throughout northern Europe and was especially prominent in England centuries before settlers brought them to the eastern United States in 1850. Migratory birds helped spread the seeds westward, where they took prominence along the Pacific Coast. The Himalaya blackberry came from Germany to the United States, but its true origins can be found in Asia. This type of blackberry is quite common in the Pacific Northwest.

PDR for Herbal Medicines, Fourth Edition Thomson Healthcare, Inc. See book keywords and concepts

Pyrrolizidine Alkaloid Patterns in Populations of Senecio vulgaris, S vernalis and their hybrids. Phytochemistry 28; 1635-1638. 1989 Bull LB et al. in: The Pyrrolizidine Alkaloids, Pub. Wiley NY 1968. Ingolfsdottir K, Hylands PJ. Pyrrolizidine alkaloids in Senecio vulgaris L. growing in Iceland. Acta Pharm Nord. 2; 343-348. 1990 Pieters LA, Vlietinck AJ. Spartioidine and Usaramine, Two Pyrrolizidine Alkaloids from Senecio vulgaris. Planta Med. 54; 178-179. 1988 Van Borstel K et al., PH 28:1635-1638. 1989. Van Dooren Bos R et al., Planta Med 42:385.

Adulterations with hybrids of Marubium vulgare have been found on the market. Other Names: Black (Stinking) Horehound, Black Hemp Nettle actions and pharmacology COMPOUNDS Diterpenes, marrubiin: 7-acetoxymarrubiin, ballotinon, bal-lotenol, ballonigrin (to some extent bitter principles) Volatile oil (traces, unpleasant smell) Caffeic and ferulic acid derivatives: including chlorogenic acid Tannins EFFECTS Horehound acts as a stimulant, antiemetic, and antispasmodic; however, the mode of action has not been satisfactorily explained.

Flavonoids of the Equisetum hybrids in the subgenus Equisetum. In: PM 58(7):A697. 1992. Hound's Tongue Cynoglossum officinale description Medicinal Parts: The medicinal parts are the aerial and root of the herb. Flower and Fruit: The flowers are on short, bent pedicles, which grow to 1 cm after flowering. The corolla is cup-shaped and larger than the calyx. The corolla is initially dark violet, then dull brown. It is occasionally white with thickened, velvety purple or light red, tubular scales. The nutlets are flat, ovoid and light brown.

What Your Doctor Doesn't Know About Nutritional Medicine May Be Killing You Ray D. Strand See book keywords and concepts

The nutrient content of hybrids, however, is significandy less than that of their natural counterparts. The farmer is paid according to bushels per acre—not for the quality of his produce. Agriculture too has become a demanding and politically charged industry. In spite of our need for nutrition, the bottom line for farmers is making a living, and hybrid produce makes it possible. Our food industry, due to special transportation and storage techniques, has been able to make a wide variety of fruits and vegetables available nationwide throughout the year. The variety is good.

PDR for Herbal Medicines Joerg Gruenwald, Ph.D. See book keywords and concepts

Cape aloe consists of the dried latex of the leaves of several species of the genus Aloe, especially Aloe ferox and its hybrids. The leaves are gathered by hand, and the collected liquid is thickened. Not To Be Confused With: Aloe barbadensis and Aloe capensis have different properties.

Adulterations with hybrids of Marubium vulgare have been found on the market. Other Names: Black Stinking Horehound ACTIONS AND PHARMACOLOGY COMPOUNDS Diterpenes, marrubiin: 7-acetoxymarrubiin (to some extent bitter principles) Volatile oil (traces, unpleasant smell) Caffeic and ferulic acid derivatives: including chlorogenic acid Tannin EFFECTS According to past literature, a drop in arterial blood pressure and bradycardia occurred in a dog when it was injected intravenously with an infusion (2.5g infusion per kg body weight).

Flavonoids of the Equisetum hybrids in the subgenus Equisetum. In: PM 58(7):A697. 1992( Further information in: Hansel R, Keller K, Rimpler H, Schneider G (Hrsg.), Hagers Handbuch der Pharmazeutischen Praxis, 5. Aufl., Bde 4-6 (Drogen), Springer Verlag Berlin, Heidelberg. New York, 1992-1994. Madaus G, Lehrbuch der Biologischen Arzneimittel, Bde 1-3, Nachdruck, Georg Olms Verlag Hildesheim 1979. Steinegger E, Hansel R, Pharmakognosie, 5. Aufl., Springer Verlag Heidelberg 1992. Teuscher E, Biogene Arzneimittel, 5. Aufl., Wiss. Verlagsges. mbH Stuttgart 1997.

Slow Food Nation: Why Our Food Should Be Good, Clean, And Fair Carlo Petrini See book keywords and concepts

As far as corn is concerned, of the more than a thousand indigenous varieties that evolved over the centuries in perfect harmony with the various Mexican ecosystems, I was told that over the years almost 80 percent have been patented by American multinationals searching for new hybrids. These local varieties have then been gradually replaced by those very same American hybrids, which need much more water (and many parts of Mexico suffer from a serious water shortage), as well as having a far lower nutritional value and poorer taste.

PDR for Herbal Medicines, Fourth Edition Thomson Healthcare, Inc. See book keywords and concepts

It is also used for breeding garden hybrids. Production: Red Root is the root of Ceanothus americanus. The shrub is cultivated. Other Names: Jersey Tea, Mountain-Sweet, Red Root, Wal-pole Tea, Wild Snowball actions and pharmacology COMPOUNDS Cyclic peptide alkaloids (0.16% in the root cortex): including ceanothines A to E, americine, adouetines X and Y cyclic peptines Triterpenes: including ceanothusic acid, ceanothenic acid, and betulic acid EFFECTS The tannins have an astringent effect.

The Desktop Guide to Herbal Medicine: The Ultimate Multidisciplinary Reference to the Amazing Realm of Healing Plants, in a Quick-study, One-stop Guide Brigitte Mars, A.H.G. See book keywords and concepts

They often are hybrids and easy to transplant. They tend to have united petals to excite, stimulate, promote inspiration, energize, improve circulation, and relax the nervous system. Neptune Neptune, considered cold and moist, corresponds to cerebrospinal fluid, the pineal gland, and the lymph system. It governs obscure, hard-to-diagnose diseases as well as addiction, alcoholism, and schizophrenia and other psychoses. Neptune-governed plants are mystical, sometimes psychoactive, and helpful in dreamwork, enhancing the imagination and helping to bring physical concepts to the next plane.

PDR for Herbal Medicines Joerg Gruenwald, Ph.D. See book keywords and concepts

It is also used for breeding garden hybrids. Other Names: Red Root, Wild Snowball, Jersey Tea, Mountain-sweet, Walpole Tea, Redroot ACTIONS AND PHARMACOLOGY COMPOUNDS Cyclic peptide alkaloids: cyclic peptines Triterpenes: including ceanothusic acid, ceanothenic acid EFFECTS In blood taken from young rats, an aqueous-ethanol extract of the drug reduced blood-clotting time by 25%. However, the results are difficult to assess. The drug is still useful as an astringent, expectorant, and antispasmodic.

101 Foods That Could Save Your Life! David W. Grotto, RD, LDN See book keywords and concepts

There are many varieties and hybrids of sorghum but in the United States, sorghum is classified as a single species: Sorghum bicolor. There are two main types of sorghum: the grain (nonsaccharine), and the sweet (saccharine) sorghum. Sorghum is commonly used for fodder; foods, such as couscous, flour, porridge, syrup, and sugar; and the production of alcoholic beverages. It has become a popular grain worldwide as it is inexpensive and easy to grow in many areas of the world, making it an ideal tool in fighting world hunger! Like corn, sorghum can be used to produce ethanol to fuel cars.

Mandarins or tangerines, Citrus reticulata, are considered distinct from the sweet orange but there are hybrids, such as the Temple orange, that combine the best of sweet and tangerines. A Serving of Food Lore... Sour varieties of oranges were cultivated well before the Middle Ages. The sweet varieties have only been around since the fifteenth century. The origins of the orange are thought to be in Southern Asia and from there, it spread to Syria, Persia, Italy, Spain, and Portugal.

Health Begins in the Colon Dr. Edward F. Group III, DC, ND, DACBN See book keywords and concepts

Iceberg-type lettuces are usually hybrids and contain virtually zero nutritional value. Spinach (and baby spinach) is an excellent source of nutrients, and besides that it tastes great in salads. Mix some raw seeds or nuts of your choice into the salad. CHOOSE TWO TO THREE STARCHY FOODS FROM BELOW TO ACCOMPANY YOUR SALAD: Potatoes (red, baked), cooked barley, beans, pumpkin, squash, Ezekiel bread, sprout bread, seven grain bread, whole grain pasta, lentils, millet, oatmeal, sweet potatoes, rice (brown or wild), rye, sauerkraut, chick peas, beets, or cauliflower.

The True History of Chocolate Sophie D. Coe and Michael D. Coe See book keywords and concepts

To jump ahead of our story for a moment, criollo and forastero, and their hybrids, provide the raw materials for the modern chocolate industry. Criollo is produced by a tree that is exceedingly finicky, produces fewer pods with fewer seeds in each pod, and is more susceptible to more diseases. Then why does anyone grow it?

The first such hybrids were produced in the 18th century on the island of Trinidad when a "blast," explained by some as a hurricane and by others (more convincingly) as a plant disease, killed many of the criollo trees that had been planted there. They were replaced by forastero trees grown from South American seed, and cross-pollination between the surviving criollo trees gave rise to a new hybrid strain, the trinitario. Contemporary breeders are laboring to improve these early efforts, but it remains to be seen how much commercial advantage they are willing to sacrifice for superior flavor.

The Sunfood Diet Success System David Wolfe See book keywords and concepts

The inability of hybrids to reproduce stems from a deficiency in the procreative cells. hybrids can lack a double set of chromosomes in their reproductive cells, and this leads to the inability to produce viable seeds. Common hybrid fruits, grafted fruits or fruits grown from cuttings include: seedless apples, bananas, most common date varieties, kiwis (their black seeds are not viable), seedless pineapples, seedless citrus fruits, seedless grapes (raisins), seedless persimmons and seedless watermelons. The standard bananas we all know are excessively hybridized foods.

The Science of Flavonoids Erich Grotewold See book keywords and concepts

Cloning and expression of flavone synthase II from Gerbera hybrids, Plant J 20: 611-618. McMullen, M. D., Kross, H., Snook, M. E., Cortes-Cruz, M., Houchins, K. E., Musket, T. A., and Coe, E. H., Jr., 2004, Salmon silk genes contribute to the elucidation of the flavone pathway in maize (Zea mays L.), JHered 95: 225-233. McNeill, L. A., Bethge, L., Hewitson, K. S., and Schofield, C. J., 2004, A fluorescence-based assay for 2oxoglutarate-dependent oxygenases, Anal Chem 336: 125-131. Mendel, G., 1865, Versuche uber Pflanzen-Hybriden, Verh naturforschenden Vereines Brunn 4: 3-47. Meyer, P.

PDR for Herbal Medicines Joerg Gruenwald, Ph.D. See book keywords and concepts

Stinging nettle leaf consists of fresh or dried leaves of Urtica dioica, Urtica urens and/or hybrids of these species, gathered during flowering season. Not To Be Confused With: The leaves of Laminum album. ACTIONS AND PHARMACOLOGY compounds: urticae herba et folium In the stings of the fresh plant: histamine, serotonin, acetylcholine, formic acid Flavonoids (0.7-1.

The Intention Experiment: Using Your Thoughts to Change Your Life and the World Lynne McTaggart See book keywords and concepts

He loved the challenge posed by spin glasses, strange hybrids of crystals, with magnetic properties, technically considered slow-moving liquids. Unlike a crystal, whose atoms point in the same direction in perfect alignment, the atoms of a spin glass are wayward and frozen in disarray. The use of extreme coldness allowed Rosenbaum to slow down the atoms of these strange compounds enough to observe them minutely, and to tease out their quantum mechanical essence. At temperatures near to absolute zero, when their atoms are nearly stationary, they begin taking on new collective properties.

PDR for Herbal Medicines, Fourth Edition Thomson Healthcare, Inc. See book keywords and concepts

New advanced hybrids of mentha plants for medicine. Pharm Pharmacol Lett. 7 (2/3); 109-110. 1997 Speedwell Veronica officinalis description Medicinal Parts: The medicinal parts are the dried herb collected during the flowering season, the fresh aerial parts of the flowering plant, and the dried aerial parts collected during the flowering season. Flower and Fruit: The erect bright blue or lilac flowers are in axillary, peduncled, spikelike racemes. The flowers are small, pedicled and have 4 slightly fused sepals. The corolla has a very short tube, is flatly splayed, and has 4 uneven tips.

Safe Trip to Eden: Ten Steps to Save Planet Earth from the Global Warming Meltdown David Steinman See book keywords and concepts

Ford was selling hybrids as fast as they could make them. "So you think being first with a hybrid gives you an advantage over GM?" I said. "You think?" he said. Early on with my awkward stopping and going, the car's 29 miles per gallon were impressive. But it could do much better, 7 or 8 mpg better, he said. "The actual rating is thirty-six to thirty-seven." But I needed to touch the sweet spot that experienced hybrid drivers talked about when their cars were in the fossil fuel-free zone and they were liberated from the dinosaur age.

Expect to see flex-fuel Suburbans that run on Nebraska and Illinois corn and switchgrass; diesel trucks running on vegetable oil; hydrogen-powered sedans; and, of course, hybrids, which represent the first major breakthrough since the Stanley steamer. Actually, let's get off our high horse. America is way behind Brazil. In Brazil, the nation's millions of vehicles almost all run on nonpolluting and non-greenhouse gas emitting sugarcane fuel. Of course, Brazil grows a lot of sugarcane, a lot more than we can.

PDR for Herbal Medicines Joerg Gruenwald, Ph.D. See book keywords and concepts

It is Solidago canadensis and its hybrids, gathered during the flowering season and carefully dried. Not To Be Confused With: Despite qualitative and quantitative differences in their effects, drags containing Solidago gigantea or Solidago canadensis are exchanged with Solidago virgaurea on the market; confusions with Senecio species are also conceivable. Other Names: Aaron's Rod, Woundwort ACTIONS AND PHARMACOLOGY COMPOUNDS: SOLIDAGINIS VIRGAUREAE HERBA Triterpene saponins (2.4-6.

Safe Trip to Eden: Ten Steps to Save Planet Earth from the Global Warming Meltdown David Steinman See book keywords and concepts

I first came to know Ford's future plans when I was invited to test drive one of their first hybrids at the Lifestyles of Health and Sustainability Conference at the Ritz-Carlton Hotel in Marina Del Rey in 2004. I was on the streets of L.A. It was hot. The 2005 Ford Escape Hybrid which was about to be introduced looked like, well, your typical small, four-door SUV. It was small and compact. It was also a year late, according to Car & Driver.5 Michael F.

The Encyclopedia of Healing Foods by Michael Murray, N.D. and Joseph Pizzorno, N.D. See book keywords and concepts

During 1918, at the Saratov Experimental Station in Russia, thousands of natural hybrids of wheat and rye spontaneously appeared in a number of wheat fields. For the next sixteen years, G. K. Meister and his colleagues developed these hybrids, which are still grown in Russia and have been exported to many other countries as well. The name "triticale" first appeared in the scientific literature in 1935 and is attributed to Erich von Tschermak, one of the proponents of the Mendelian law of inheritance, who named the grain for both its parents, wheat (Triticum) and rye (Secale).

Safe Trip to Eden: Ten Steps to Save Planet Earth from the Global Warming Meltdown David Steinman See book keywords and concepts

With a commitment to production of 250,000 or more hybrids by 2010 (which the company admits now in fall 2006 it is unlikely to meet) and plans in place for flex-fuel vehicles that can run on plant-based E85 ethanol, Ford is making major contributions to American national security. www.ford.com Honda Honda has long been promoting "zero emission" concepts to reduce waste generated from, and environmental impacts caused by, its factories to the minimum and eventually to nothing.

Ford itself has some 139 patents now for its own hybrid technology breakthroughs, although some of the technology used for their hybrids is licensed from Toyota.) Thomas Brewer, the general manager of Lincoln-Mercury, in blue tie, shirt, and jacket, stepped up to the podium where the lectern was adorned with UAW, Ford, and Mercury logos, with the UAW logo first. Ford hybrid models were in "high demand by our dealers," he said. "One of the most important components of our future is that we have to win the hearts and minds of a new generation of consumers.

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